Fayette Redemption: Payment of Fees: Disposition of Unredeemed Animals ordinance (§ 205.280)

A. At any time prior to the disposal of any animal, dog or reptile taken up by the City Police, the owner thereof may redeem such animal, upon satisfactory proof that said animal is not infected with rabies, by paying the daily boarding fee as established by the Chief of Police for each day or part thereof that said animal was impounded, and by paying a fee of forty dollars ($40.00) for the first impoundment and sixty dollars ($60.00) for the second impoundment occurring within a 12-month period, and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the third and all subsequent impoundments occurring within a 12-month period. If, at the end of five (5) business days of impoundment, the impounded animal, dog or reptile has not been redeemed, the City Police are at liberty to dispose of such animal in any one (1) of the following ways:

1. Humane destruction in a manner approved by the City or State Health Officers.

2. Releasing the animal to any person expressing a desire for the animal after the payment of the adoption fee set by the City. A license for the animal must also be purchased before the animal is to be released, if the new owner resides within the City limits.

3. By turning the animal over to a licensed veterinarian for destruction or disposal.

4. By turning the animal over to an ACFA-licensed shelter or rescue.

B. The adoption fee and daily boarding fee shall be set by the Chief of Police and published on the City's web page. The Chief may waive any fee for good cause shown.